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Designed by Edward Fickett and restored by Philip Overbaugh, this 1957 residence freely flows from inside to out.

All the bathroom surfaces are tiled, and the vanity is designed in the Scandinavian modern manner.

A rear deck equipped with Adirondack chairs flows seamlessly from the bedroom's bay windows.

The desk and bedroom are complete with dark wood paneling that distinguishes it from the brighter living area.

“I envision people writing their books, music, refuelling their creative flow,” says Castillero. He should know about its energizing power more than anyone, really: it brought him back to his love of architecture, after all. “It’s truly my new happy place.”

When attorney Trey Berre and his wife, photographer Maria Ponce Berre, began searching the Chicago real estate listings in 2014, they were looking for land, or at least something to tear down. They imagined building a "forever home